Last night on America's Got Talent, a true dark horse won the competition....Kevin Skinner. Many felt that Barbara Padilla would be crowned the champion and certainly, she deserved that honor. I voted for her myself.
So how do we explain Kevin winning? In my reading of many comments last night about the competition, there was so much ugliness on this subject. Many things were written that were derogatory about Kevin. There was plenty of name calling, plenty of shots at his intellect, his background.
Now, for what it is worth, I'd like to share my perspective... Many of us have felt and are feeling the economic crisis/crunch in this country. We see a man who is moderately talented with the potential to be better. We see a man who definitely has not been living the so-called good life. The other 9 finalists were delightful but out of the 10, economically, one stands out...Kevin Skinner.
Maybe, just maybe (and I'd love to hear from people that voted for Kevin) many people voted for Kevin because of the hardships that most of us are going through. Maybe his victory is a sign of what is still good in this country, the ability and the desire to help out someone who is less fortunate. Many of us saw someone that at least we could on some level relate to, that level is being financially stressed. Quite possibly those that voted for Kevin took a stand, maybe their prevailing thought was: I like this guy, I can help this guy, I myself need help and I can't get it but I can do something about helping someone else get it.
Enough of the name calling and bemoaning his win, let's look at it in a brighter, more positive light. America is still a great country and its still a great country full of great people from all backgrounds, races, and ethnicity's and maybe, just maybe, last night we saw a little of that greatness and kindness show through in Kevin Skinner's America's Got Talent victory....
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John W. Hench
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